Data from the 2010 US Census are a reminder of the diverse patient population in the
United States and the growing health care needs of Americans. Academic health centers are …

Introduction The expansion of medical schools and increased faculty attrition call for
heightened efforts to encourage medical students and residents to consider academic …

Purpose To describe diverse medical students' perceptions of and interest in careers in
academic medicine. Method In 2010, the authors invited students attending three national …

Health and health care disparities based on race and ethnicity have been well documented
in recent years, and studies agree that a key approach to addressing and eliminating these …

By the year 2060, it is projected that 57% of the US population will be members of minority
groups, with no one group being the majority. While there is increasing diversity of the …

Introduction Current projections anticipate a dramatic shift from historical population
demographics in the United States. Racial and ethnic minorities are expected to constitute …

Background: Racial minorities continue to be underrepresented in medicine (URiM).
Increasing provider diversity is an essential component of addressing disparity in health …

A racially and ethnically diverse health care workforce remains a distant goal, the attainment
of which is contingent on the inclusivity of the national medical student body. We examined …

While much progress has been made to diversify the medical workforce in regard to gender,
there is a long way to go with regard to race and ethnicity. The author emphasizes that …

In light of national calls for increased diversity in medicine, it is critical for academic medicine
to remain actively engaged in the conversation about the value of diversity in higher …